i believe i get that 'time out' because the rpcss.exe (rpc service) cannot start - when i try to start it with 'wine rpcss.exe' i get this output : rpcsserr:process:__wine_kernel_init boot event wait timed out fixme:ntdll:NtCreatePort (0x115e78,0x32fd10,188,256,0x0),stub! -- Also, i've replaced 3 rpc*.dlls with the native windoze ones and configured those as 'native' via winecfg ...